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2008-SR439 on Jan 31, 2008

Congressional Summary: A resolution expressing strong support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enter into a Membership Action Plan with Georgia and Ukraine:
  1. reaffirming support for enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to include democratic governments that are able to meet the membership responsibilities;
  2. that NATO's expansion contributes to its relevance;
  3. that Georgia and Ukraine are strong allies that have made important progress in the areas of defense and democratic and human rights reform;
  4. that a stronger relationship among Georgia, Ukraine, and NATO will benefit those countries and NATO member states; and
  5. that the United States should take the lead in supporting the awarding of a Membership Action Plan to Georgia and Ukraine.

Legislative Outome: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.


  • Topic: Foreign Policy
  • Headline: Let Ukraine & Georgia enter NATO
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred



Democrats participating in 2008-SR439

Jason Altmire s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Shelley Berkley s1oNevada Democrat
Lois Capps s1oCalifornia Democrat
Hillary Clinton s1oNY Democrat Jr Senator
Jim Cooper s1oTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa s1oCalifornia Democrat
Joseph Crowley s1oNew York Democrat
Danny Davis s1oIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Sam Farr s1oCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings s1oFlorida Democrat
Maurice Hinchey s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa s1oTexas Democrat
Rush Holt s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Marcy Kaptur s1oOhio Democrat
Sander Levin s1oMichigan Democrat
Joseph Lieberman s1oCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Michael McNulty s1oNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Barack Obama s1oIL Democratic Jr Senator
Steven Rothman s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Tim Ryan s1oOhio Democrat
Allyson Schwartz s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Ellen Tauscher s1oCalifornia Democrat
Robert Wexler s1pFlorida Democrat



Republicans participating in 2008-SR439

Gus Bilirakis s1oFlorida Republican
Steve Chabot s1oOhio Republican
Saxby Chambliss s1oGA Republican Sr Senator
Jim DeMint s1oSC Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Lincoln Diaz-Balart s1oFlorida Republican
David Dreier s1oCalifornia Republican
Phil English s1oPennsylvania Republican
Elton Gallegly s1oCalifornia Republican
Jim Gerlach s1oPennsylvania Republican
Lindsey Graham s1oSC Republican Jr Senator
Richard Lugar s1pIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain s1oAZ Republican incumbent
Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican
John Shimkus s1oIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster s1oPennsylvania Republican
Christopher Smith s1oNew Jersey Republican
George Voinovich s1oOH Republican incumbent



Independents participating in 2008-SR439

Darrell Issa s1oCA03 Former Initiator of Recall



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 24
Republicans: 17
Independents: 1

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